Theory and Modeling of Rotating Fluids

Keke Zhang, Professor of Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics at the University of Exeter, obtained his B.Sc. in 1982 from Nanjing University, China, his M.Sc. in 1985 and his Ph.D. in 1987 from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a Fellow of both the American Geophysical Union and the Royal Astronomical Society. Professor Zhang has authored over 180 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Xinhao Liao, Professor of Celestial Dynamics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, obtained his B.Sc. in 1983 and his Ph.D. in 1989 from Nanjing University, China.

Part I. Fundamentals of Rotating Fluids: 1. Basic concepts and equations for rotating fluids; Part II. Inertial Waves in Uniformly Rotating Systems: 2. Introduction; 3. Inertial modes in rotating narrow-gap annuli; 4. Inertial modes in rotating cylinders; 5. Inertial modes in rotating; 6. Inertial modes in rotating oblate spheroids; 7. A proof of completeness of inertial modes in rotating channels; 8. Indications of completeness of inertial modes in rotating spheres; Part III. Precession and Libration in Non-Uniformly Rotating Systems: 9. Introduction; 10. Fluid motion in precessing narrow-gap annuli; 11. Fluid motion in precessing circular cylinders; 12. Fluid motion in precessing spheres; 13. Fluid motion in longitudinally librating spheres; 14. Fluid motion in precessing oblate spheroids; 15. Fluid motion in latitudinally librating spheroids; Part IV. Convection in Uniformly Rotating Systems: 16. Introduction; 17. Convection in rotating narrow-gap annuli; 18. Convection in rotating cylinders; 19. Convection in rotating spheres or spherical shells; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Index.